On 10/08/2013 20:39, Steve Firth wrote:

Cars like the Fiat 500 have around 85kg of engine and transmission. They
carry 35 kg of fuel. Electric cars have more than double that weight of
battery. The Fiat manages around 70mpg, giving it a 540 mile maximum range.

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I drove a Fiat 500 Twin Air over the Apennines last year.

Bet you didn't get 70MPG up there

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It also got me to my destination. An electric car wouldn't have managed the
distance.

That's not news

Andy